Parent Handbook - Harford County Public Schools

Phone
Notification
System
Email
Twitter
Television
Emergency Communications
How to get notified about emergency messages:
Receive announcements of school closures and delays sent directly to your home telephone.
The phone number(s) you have on file with your school will be included in the calls.
For morning inclement weather closures/delays, announcements will go out at 5:45 a.m.
and are normally complete by 6:05 a.m.
Announcements are sent to parents via email through the email address(es) you have on file with your
school(s). To update this address, contact your school.
For morning inclement weather closures/delays, announcements will go out by 5:15 a.m.
Follow HCPS on Twitter for important announcements: @HCPSchools
Television stations announcing school closures and delays:
(Please remember it is at the discretion of the station as to what and when announcements are posted.)
WMAR (Channel 2); WBAL (Channel 11); WJZ (Channel 13); WBFF (Channel 45)
Radio
(AM/FM)
HCPS Website
www.hcps.org
Voicemail
AM radio stations: WAMD (970); WBAL (1090); WCBM (680); WSBA (910)
FM radio stations: WLIF (101.9); WPOC (93.1); WQSR (102.7); WWMX (106.5); WXYV (105.7); WERQ
(92.3); WARM (103); WXCY (103.7); WDAC (94.5)
Get the latest emergency information directly from the home page of HCPS.org. (School closure and
delay information will replace the banner of photos at the top of the home page of HCPS.org)
For morning inclement weather closures/delays, the website should be updated by 5:15 a.m. and as
needed when messages change.
Call one of the following phone numbers to listen to a recording of the current emergency message.
Switchboard: (410) 838-7300 or 1-(866) 588-4963
For morning inclement weather closures/delays, these mailboxes will be updated no later than 5:15 a.m.